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Visual Characteristics of Ceramic Glow Plugs

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Fig 1: Identifying Ceramic Sheathed Element Glow Plugs & Metal Glow Plugs
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A - Ceramic glow plug

Phased stepping on tip (see magnified area) color coding -arrow- : white

B - Metal glow plug

Color code -arrow- : green